Ancient Rome: Beginning With The Legionnaire

Once back in his tent, Brian called all the tribunes and centurions together.

"I left this month, did anything big happen?"

Brian asked.

"Report Lord Brian! 2,000 slaves died this month!"

Said one of the tribunes in charge of guarding the slaves.

2,000 people is not a small number, you must know that the total number is only 40,000.

Nearly 5 percent died.

"So many people died all at once?"

Brian asked involuntarily.

Now Brian has enough wealth. Although he doesn't know the specific output of this month, it is definitely an astronomical figure.

"Master Legion Commander, shouldn't we raise the treatment of slaves appropriately!"

Mining is hard work.

Even the average Roman soldier was hardly up to the job.

Most of the slaves were either sick or exhausted.

"So how many gold coins did we earn this month?"

Brian didn't answer directly, but asked Rex beside him.

After Brian left, he has been in charge of the entire bookkeeping.

"Report Master Brian, we have earned a total of 500,000 gold coins in 397 months"

Rex said sternly.

He was a man of great integrity, to the Roman Republic and its center.

Here's why Brian gave him the job.

"If this is the case! All the slaves will have enough food in the future, and meat will be provided once a week!"

Brian looked into the distance and said.

But the group of tribunes and centurions under him couldn't help opening their eyes wide.

That's not how Brian used to be at all.

According to the past, even if they were all starved to death, Brian would not show any mercy.

"In this case, the 15 expenses of more than 40,000 slaves will be nearly 5,000 gold coins every month!"

Rex asked carefully from the side.

5,000 gold coins is nothing, we must let them eat and work more, and introduce the centimeter system in the future, whoever does more can eat better food!'”

"I see, Master Brian!"

Rex turned and backed away.

"Polo! How is your recruit training going?"

When Brian left Iberia, there were only 9 brigades in the entire legion, which was actually not full, so he arranged for Polo to recruit recruits for training.

"Master Legion! Now the army has been completed, and the editor-in-chief has just reached 5,600 people..."

The full side of a legion in the Roman Republic was exactly 5,600 people.

"The number is not enough, continue to recruit, and recruit 20 brigades as the benchmark!"

Speaking of this, otherwise I quickly changed my words.

"Twenty brigades are not enough, as many people as there are recruits, no one will be rejected!"

There will be a big war next.

A legion is not very safe.

Brian intends to recruit more troops if he can.

I'm afraid it's too late.

After all, the training of soldiers takes time. Without two or three months, it is impossible for ordinary people to go to the battlefield.

Even if it goes to the battlefield, it will be cannon fodder, and it may implicate the veterans before.

"Master Legion, are we recruiting too much?"

Polo asked in a low voice

Although often he and Brian hang out together, doing some lawless things.

But those were small things that other Roman soldiers did a lot too.

But Brian, this is a blatant expansion.

The Republic of Rome (ccbh) stipulates that each legion has a maximum of 10 brigades and cannot exceed 6,000 people.

If you need to use the auxiliary brigade, you need to report.

"Polo, who said I'm going to recruit Roman soldiers!"

"Then who did you recruit?"

"Recruit some militiamen and train them according to the standards of the Roman Legion! After all, we have so many slaves in our hands, it is impossible for us to manage them ourselves!"

After Brian's reminder, Polo suddenly realized.

Instantly understood what Brian meant.

"Okay, Lord Legion Commander, I'll do it now!"

"Wait a second!"

Seeing that Polo was about to leave immediately, Brian hurriedly told him to stop.

"Next, I have something to announce!"

The tribunes and centurions under him all looked up at Brian.

"From today, whether they are from Roman citizens or Italians, they are treated exactly the same, and the commander of this legion grants all Italians and others equal Roman citizenship!"

As soon as this remark came out, the legion commanders below immediately exploded.

for a long time

The main composition of the Roman Legion was Italians and Roman citizens.

They did the same job, but were treated differently.

A qualified Roman citizen could get a salary of 9 gold coins a year.

Italians without Roman citizenship could only get 8 gold coins a year.

Although the difference is not large, there is a significant difference in treatment.

Today Brian will not only equalize their treatment, but also grant citizenship to the Italians.

"But you don't have the power, Commander, do you?"

Rex said worriedly from the side.

"Now I am the patriarch of the Roman Republic, and I also serve as the commander of the Thirteenth Legion!"

"Now, as the patriarch of the Roman Republic, I grant Roman citizenship to some people present!"

The people present, after Cateus' death, have basically become Brian's confidantes.

Who can have trouble with money.

After all, as long as you follow Brian, you can get promoted and make a fortune.

After a brief rote silence!

What followed was today's cheers.

"Long live Lord Brian!"

"Long live the Legion Commander!".